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    Ambrose Bierce: Epigrams
    Ambrose Bierce: Epigrams
    Ambrose Bierce: Epigrams
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    Ambrose Bierce: Epigrams

    By Ambrose Bierce

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    Ambrose Bierce's 'Epigrams' is a collection of witty and insightful one-liners that showcase the author's razor-sharp wit and keen observation of human nature. Written in a concise and impactful style, each epigram tackles a wide range of topics, from politics to love, with a satirical edge that is both thought-provoking and humorous. Bierce's use of concise language and clever wordplay adds to the depth and power of his words, making this collection a must-read for those who appreciate sharp and insightful writing. In the literary context, Bierce's epigrams can be compared to the work of other satirists like Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain, showcasing a unique blend of humor and social commentary. An essential read for anyone looking to explore the art of concise and impactful writing, 'Epigrams' offers a glimpse into the mind of one of America's most talented satirists and wordsmiths.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMusaicum Books
    Release dateDec 6, 2017
    ISBN9788027233342
    Ambrose Bierce: Epigrams
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    Ambrose Bierce

    Ambrose Bierce was an American writer, critic and war veteran. Bierce fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War, eventually rising to the rank of brevet major before resigning from the Army following an 1866 expedition across the Great Plains. Bierce’s harrowing experiences during the Civil War, particularly those at the Battle of Shiloh, shaped a writing career that included editorials, novels, short stories and poetry. Among his most famous works are “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” “The Boarded Window,” “Chickamauga,” and What I Saw of Shiloh. While on a tour of Civil-War battlefields in 1913, Bierce is believed to have joined Pancho Villa’s army before disappearing in the chaos of the Mexican Revolution.

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      Epigrams

      If every hypocrite in the United States were to break his leg to-day the country could be successfully invaded to-morrow by the warlike hypocrites of Canada.

      To Dogmatism the Spirit of Inquiry is the same as the Spirit of Evil, and to pictures of the latter it appends a tail to represent the note of interrogation.

      Immoral is the judgment of the stalled ox on the gamboling lamb.

      In forgiving an injury be somewhat ceremonious, lest your magnanimity be construed as indifference.

      True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.

      Age is provident because the less future we have the more we fear it.

      Reason is fallible and virtue vincible; the winds vary and the needle forsakes the pole, but stupidity never errs and never intermits. Since it has been found that the axis of the earth wabbles, stupidity is indispensable as a standard of constancy.

      In order that the list of able women may be memorized for use at meetings of the oppressed sex, Heaven has considerately made it brief.

      Firmness is my persistency; obstinacy is yours.

      A little heap of dust,

      A little streak of rust,

      A stone without a name  —

      Lo! hero, sword and fame.

      Our vocabulary is defective; we give the same name to woman’s lack of

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